Brush-head.



G. H. WILKBS & H. LYKB.

BRUSH HEAD `APPLIUATION FILED JULY 17, 190B.

Patented'-- July 27,v 1909` @maar QM UNITED sTATEs .PATENT oEEioE.

CLARENCE H. WILKES AND HOWARD LYKE, OF LITTLE FALLS, NEW YORK.

BRUSH-HE AD.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that we, CLARENCE H.

WLLKEs and HOWARD LYKE, both citizens of the United States, residing atLittle Falls, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush-Heads, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to brushes.

One object of the invention is to provide a brush particularly adaptedto carpets, iiloors, walls, etc., embodying such characteristics thatthe handle may be speedily changed with relation to the brush head, sothat the brush may be effectual in use in the brushing and cleaning ofcorners.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a brushconstructed and arranged whereby the handle may have a lateral movementin any direction with respect to the head.

I/Vith the above and other objects in view, the present inventionconsists in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim, it being understood thatchanges may be made in the form, proportion, size and minor detailswithout departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantagesof the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention. F ig. 2is an enlarged top plan view of the invention, a portion of the handlebeing broken away. Fig.

3 is a sectional view of the brush head.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawingsit will beseen that the base of the brushl head is preferably formed in sections,although this is not essential to the invention, but, as shown, thereare two sections l and 2 in which the brush fibers 3 are secured inany'suitable manner.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led July 17, 1908.

Patented July 27, 1909.

Serial No. 444,138.

Secured to the brush head in any suitable manner, preferablyby screws 4,is a washer plate 5 provided with a short arcuate slot 7. Swiveled u onthe washer plate 5 by means of a suitab e pivot-8 is a disk shaped plate9 having a tongue 10 struck up therefrom and depending into theaforesaidarcuate slot 7, the tongue being adapted to limit the rotativeor oscillatory movement of the disk 9 by reason of its engagement withopposite ends of the slot 7. The disk shaped plate 9 is provided with apair of outstanding perforated ears 11 designed to receive the outer end12 of the shank 13 of the handle 14. Thus the handle is provided with ashank of somewhat peculiar formation with a portion bent at one end at aright angle to the longitudinal axis of the handle, and since it isfitted loosely in the ears of the disk shaped plate, and the latterbeing swiveled upon the washer plate, it follows that the handle may becaused to expeditiously assume various different positions with respectto the head of the brush to enable the user to adapt the brush foreffectual use in the cleaning of corners, either on the floor or incorners of walls above the floor.

What is claimed is A device of the character described comprising abrush head, a plate secured to the head and rovided with a slot, asecond plate swive ed upon the aforesaid plate and provided with aprojection on its inner face extending into sald slot to limit therotative movement of the swiveled late, and a handle secured to theyswivele plate.

In testimony whereof we aflix out signatures, in presence of twowitnesses.

CLARENCE H. VVILKES. HOWARD LYKE. Witnesses:

RUSH F. LEWIs, FEED D. McINTosH.

